I need a good collection of readings identifying major issues associated with energy production using biomass. [more inside]
posted by greekphilosophy on Apr 21, 2009 - 3 answers

Are gas station forecourts really air conditioned in some places in the USA? [more inside]
posted by bystander on Jul 3, 2008 - 37 answers

Strategies for greening the work place? [more inside]
posted by InstantSanitizer on Apr 7, 2008 - 11 answers

My wife has come to the conclusion that it's more environmentally friendly to use a paint roller once (and then let it dry out and throw it away) as opposed to wasting upteen gallons of water cleaning all the paint out in order to reuse the roller. This seems crazy and a waste of money to me. What say you AskMetafilterians?
posted by ssmith on Sep 17, 2007 - 21 answers

The local council is urging residents who live in a flat to get a food waste disposer (garbage disposal). Are these units an environmentally sound alternative to composting? [more inside]
posted by chuckdarwin on Jul 13, 2007 - 13 answers

What's so bad about wasting water? [more inside]
posted by ztdavis on Jun 13, 2007 - 41 answers

What do I do with all this plastic? [more inside]
posted by knave on Dec 5, 2005 - 8 answers

I've gotten into the habit of wrapping meat and veggies together in foil and baking the whole parcel. Delicious and very easy. But I feel guilty about using so much foil. Is there an alternative technique? I don't mind having to wash something up to avoid wastage.
posted by sid on Jul 7, 2005 - 16 answers